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GreenSure - Sherwin Williams

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GreenSure is a designation applied to a line of Shrewin Williams paints and coating products that indicates that they were designed and manufactured taking steps to reduce environmental impact and to meet or exceed the most stringent regulatory requirements.

Requirements for architectural products include: VOC limits, aromatic content limits, chemical component restrictions (i.e. excluded ingredients such as benzene, formaldehyde) and meet standards for stain removal, opacity, and abrasion resistance.

Requirements for product finishes include: VOC limits, lead, formaldehyde, chromate hazard free, water reducible, and HAPs free.

Requirements for Caulks and Sealants include: meeting VOC limits, and product packaging has at least 25% post-consumer-recycled content.

Some products designated as GreenSure have also been certified to Good Housekeeping Green Seal; and GreenGuard standards.

Learn more: GreenSure - Sherwin Williams websiteExternal Site

Conformity assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Conformity with GreenSure - Sherwin Williams's standard is verified by the company or organization applying for the label (first party).

Certification / registration required

Applicants are certified against the ecolabels’s criteria before using the label

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

Name

Sherwin Williams

Member of

Unknown

Type

For-profit

Also manages

None.



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Key data

Year ecolabel est. 2008

Classification | Who, what, where

Product categories this ecolabel applies to
Building products Other

Other categories: Paints


Where this ecolabel is found
Canada Mexico United States



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Last updated: 19 March 2020